What is the REAL concern about big data centers? It is NOT WHAT people are being directed to. It's not data centers existence. It the SIZE of them. They can easily build thousands of small data centers and tuck them in non-descipt wherehouses.
It comes down to PHYSICAL CENTRAL CONTROL. CENTRALIZED power over these facilities is what's important to most communist and collectivist leaning organizations, as well as cyber attackers. This IS a form of physical "proof of work ".
What is the real secret for the PHYSICAL control over these data centers ? The answer won't surprise many of the Bitcoin nerd engineers. It's the power switch. Yes, the off/on button. Sounds crazy huh ? I once stopped a major cyber attack with the simple power button. Use of this method can even stop the "Quantum" level attacks in their tracks.
The Bitcoin mining companies know their power engineering better than anyone. In the future their ability to "flip the switch" will have even more value in the the fight to destroy attackers. Electricity is on one side of proof of work. ABSENCE of electricity is just as powerful.
It comes down to PHYSICAL CENTRAL CONTROL. CENTRALIZED power over these facilities is what's important to most communist and collectivist leaning organizations, as well as cyber attackers. This IS a form of physical "proof of work ".
What is the real secret for the PHYSICAL control over these data centers ? The answer won't surprise many of the Bitcoin nerd engineers. It's the power switch. Yes, the off/on button. Sounds crazy huh ? I once stopped a major cyber attack with the simple power button. Use of this method can even stop the "Quantum" level attacks in their tracks.
The Bitcoin mining companies know their power engineering better than anyone. In the future their ability to "flip the switch" will have even more value in the the fight to destroy attackers. Electricity is on one side of proof of work. ABSENCE of electricity is just as powerful.